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was shot into barges alongside Bell Lane wharf, and
the remainder was carted outside the Borough. The
approximate number of cart loads collected during
the year was 9,693, estimated to be equal to about
24,233 cubic yards.
The average number of loads per house per annum
is about 92 and the average cost per house per annum
for the collecting and disposal is about 5s. 5¾d.
The scavenging of the roads and the cleansing of
gullies were carried out by the Council's employes and
by hired horses, the slop carts and vans used being
the property of the Council. During the year, 6,379
van and 12,324 cart loads of slop were collected, and
disposed of as follows, viz :—
Van loads. Cart loads.
Private Shoot. 519 437
Burr Road Shoot 1,613 3,172
Lydden Road Shoot 3,981 7,234
Filling up ditches and excavations in various
parts of the Parish 266 1,481
6,379 12,324
The cost of scavenging and of cleansing the gullies
during the past year was as follows, viz. :—
£ s. d.
Wages 4,171 14 5
Horse hire 2,575 11 5
Brooms 81 12 0
New slop vans 144 0 0
Repairs to vans and carts, mud scoops, &c. 139 17 2
Shoot ^labour and repairs) 219 12 0
Instalment and interest on loan for Slop Shoot 277 0 8
£7,609 7 8